Around Middle East & North Africa [11.23.14]

Israel - Palestine Relations

• Mistrust Threatens Delicate Balance at a Sacred Site in Jerusalem (New York Times)

Jews standing before a stairway leading to the Dome of the Rock, part of a mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem that sits on ground holy to both Jews and Muslims.

Iran Nuclear Deal

• Iran nuclear talks: Diplomats push for Vienna deal (BBC)

"President Obama told ABC that a deal could mark the start of a "long process" to change Iran's relationship with the rest of the world"

Saudi Arabia - Iran Relations 

• Iran May Propose Million-Barrel Daily OPEC Cut in Saudi Talks (Bloomberg)

"Iran may propose that OPEC cut its output target by as much as 1 million barrels a day to halt the slide in crude prices when the country’s oil minister consults with his Saudi counterpart before the group gathers this week. 

Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi will talk on the sidelines of the meeting in Vienna of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, seeking to define a common view among its 12 members for supporting prices, Iran’s state-run Mehr News agency reported, "